Abstract
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a challenging bacterium to treat due to its intrinsic resistance to the antibiotics used most frequently in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Data about the global burden and risk factors associated with P. aeruginosa-CAP are limited. We assessed the multinational burden and specific risk factors associated with P. aeruginosa-CAP. We enrolled 3193 patients in 54 countries with confirmed diagnosis of CAP who underwent microbiological testing at admission. Prevalence was calculated according to the identification of P. aeruginosa. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify risk factors for antibiotic-susceptible and antibiotic-resistant P. aeruginosa-CAP. The prevalence of P. aeruginosa and antibiotic-resistant P. aeruginosa-CAP was 4.2% and 2.0%, respectively. The rate of P. aeruginosa CAP in patients with prior infection/colonisation due to P. aeruginosa and at least one of the three independently associated chronic lung diseases (i.e. tracheostomy, bronchiectasis and/or very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) was 67%. In contrast, the rate of P. aeruginosa-CAP was 2% in patients without prior P. aeruginosa infection/colonisation and none of the selected chronic lung diseases. The multinational prevalence of P. aeruginosa-CAP is low. The risk factors identified in this study may guide healthcare professionals in deciding empirical antibiotic coverage for CAP patients.
Original language | American English |
---|---|
Article number | 1701190 |
Journal | European Respiratory Journal |
Volume | 52 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Aug 2018 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Acknowledgements: We would like to thank the European Respiratory Society, the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine, the American College of Chest Physicians, the Asociación Latinoamericana de Tórax and the Sociedad Argentina de Infectología for their support of this project.
Funding Information:
Support statement: This project was unfunded. However, Nilam Soni’s time is partially funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI) Partnered Evaluation Initiative Grant (HX002263-01A1). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the Department of Veterans Affairs, nor the United States Government.
Publisher Copyright:
© ERS 2018.